With a sense of purity and dazzling expression, this wine leaps out of the glass with generous aromas of fresh berries, plums, orange zest and violets, all supported by white pepper, pipe tobacco, cured meat and fresh-tilled earth. The mouth feel is rich and finessed with balanced concentration. Layered fruit flavors, an earthy backbone and mouth-filling fine grain tannins glide to a smooth finish.
90 points - Wine Enthusiast 90 points - Jeb Dunnuck
The aromas are fresh and perfumed with red currants, strawberries, cherry cola and crème de cassis, with wet stones, cigar box and earth on the back end to support the ample fruit expression. The wine is medium-bodied with a light touch of fine-grained and supple tannins. There is a purity and finesse to this wine that is utterly captivating, with a finish that lingers endlessly.
Aromas and flavors of blackberry and fresh cut florals flow into savory notes of black olive, ground herbs, smoked meat, iodine and sun-baked earth. On the palate, there is a marked sense of restraint given the power and complexity of this wine with coating richness, fine-grained refined tannins and persistence long beyond the sip.
Barrel fermented with 50% once-used French oak, the 2018 Voltigeur Viognier has elegant notes of lemon curd and fresh apricots, supported by hints of vanilla and brioche. The wine is medium-bodied, vibrant and generous while staying fresh, lively and seamless on the lingering finish. Only 107 cases produced.
Sourced exclusively from one of the oldest vineyards planted in The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater, Stone Valley Vineyard. Only 153 cases produced.
This single vineyard designate from Stone Valley exudes the character of the cobblestone rocks with an aromatically brooding nose of black cherry, brambled fruit, brine, smoked meat, ash and minerality all giving way to a full-bodied, richly concentrated palate with dense flavors, refined tannins and an overall sensation of balance, but holding on to an elegant and silky feel.
The 2019 Lisette Rosé is light salmon hued and opens with perfumed notes of white peach and citrus blossoms over a foundation of minerality. The wine is layered with a compelling salinity and tension from the bright acidity and has a long, seamless and completely dry finish.
